National Weather Service: Expect 5-10 inches of rain in region

Here is the latest forecast for the immediate Delaware County area from the National Weather Service. You can bet on this: It's going to be wet and windy:

SANDY WILL PRODUCE EXCESSIVE RAIN ACROSS PORTIONS OF OUR

REGION SUNDAY NIGHT OR MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT.

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POLEWARD MOVING SANDY WILL AGAIN BECOME A POWERFUL STORM AS IT

TURNS WEST ON MONDAY...SLAMMING INTO THE NORTHERN MID ATLANTIC

COAST LATE MONDAY EVENING. SUBSTANTIAL FLOODING IS LIKELY IN

PORTIONS OF OUR AREA...ESPECIALLY FROM SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA

THROUGH SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY DOWN INTO DELAWARE AND EASTERN

MARYLAND WITH 5 TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN EXPECTED.

o FLOOD WATCH: Remains in efffect through Tuesday afternoon.

o FORECAST: From Sunday through Tuesday afternoon, 5 to 10 inches of rain is forecast from Delaware and Eastern Maryland throughout Southeast Pennsylvania and the southern half of New Jersey by 2 a.m. Tuesday.

Further north from the Lehigh Valley across northern New Jersey, lesser amounts of two to five inches of rain is forecast.

o HEAVY RAINS: Probably begin sometime Sunday or Sunday night from souther New Jersey down in Delaware and Eastern Maryland. The worst will be Monday and Monday night when equally torrential downpours can produce one half to one-inch or rains for severa hours throughout the flood watch area.

o SMALL STREAM FLOODING: As well as considerable urban and poor drainage, flooding is expected to develop Monday morning and last well into Monday night. Larger main stem river flooding should follow by Tuesday.

Even as heavy rains abe with SAndy's westward passage into Pennsylvania, leaves will tend to get washed into storm drains, which will enhance localized flooding.

o HEAVY RAIN: High confidence is expressed by the ensemble of consumer models that excessive rainfall will occur from the Philadelphia Metro area, including surrounding southeast Pennsylvania and southeastern New Jersey, southward thruogh Delaare and estern Maryland.

o PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Flood Watch means there is potential for flooding based on current forecasts.

Residents should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible flood warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop, including following detours and living comfortable with substantial travel inconvenience due to flooded roads.